Gifts / Endowments
Cucurbit Breeding Project
The cucurbit breeding project at North Carolina State University
under the direction of Todd Wehner specializes in breeding
and genetics research on pickling and slicing cucumber,
seeded and seedless watermelon, specialty melons, and luffa
(loofah) ridge and sponge gourd.
The research is funded primarily by the state of North
Carolina through the NC
Agricultural Research Service. However, less than half
of the $300,000 operating budget comes from state sources.
Therefore, funding of $150,000 to $200,000 per year is needed to pay
for equipment, supplies, travel, publications, and labor
(technicians, graduate students, visiting scientists, and
field crew). Those funds are obtained from grants and gifts.
If you would like to help fund cucurbit breeding research
with a gift,
send a check made payable to the NC
Agricultural Foundation, with a letter to Todd Wehner.
An example letter is available.
For gifts in kind, there is an alternate
form that will be used.
Other funding opportunities include the establishment of
an endowment.
